Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry

Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry Sauce for Valentine’s Day 2021. The mild flavor of the Tilapia lets the fragrant flavors in this coconut curry sauce shine. Serve this dish with Basmati Cilantro Lime rice, topped with lime zest and cilantro. The rice will absorb the sauce. And a side of easy-to-prepare green beans.

Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry

This dish can be ready in 15 minutes. The green beans and the rice will cook in just a couple of minutes. The sauce doesn’t really cook, it just gets warm. You don’t want it to boil. And the fish only takes about 7 minutes to broil. If you do the prep work ahead of time, you can disappear in the kitchen for 10 minutes and return with dinner on the plates.

Cook for someone you love this Valentine’s Day, but don’t spend all day in the kitchen. Try this Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry recipe instead.

Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry Sauce

Valentines Day 2021 – Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry Sauce. The mild flavor of the Tilapia lets the fragrant flavors in this coconut curry sauce shine. Serve this dish with Basmati Cilantro Lime rice

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Fish or Seafood

Keyword: Basmati Rice, Curry Sauce, Tilapia

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 506kcal

Equipment

• Microwave
• Sauté Pan
• Broiler

Ingredients

For the Fish & Curry Sauce

• 4 6 ounce tilapia fillets
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp minced ginger
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped green onion
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 4 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 14 oz can coconut milk
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro

For the Green Beans

• Green Beans, cut into 1½ to 2” pieces. ends trimmed
• Boiling Salted water in a sauté pan

For the Rice

• 1 bag microwave basmati rice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ½ lime zested for rice and same ½ of a lime juiced for rice
• Chopped cilantro for rice
• The other ½ lime cut in 4 wedges

Instructions

For the Fish

• Preheat broiler.
• Season fish with salt & pepper.
• Place on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil
  
• Broil 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Make the Sauce

• Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add ginger and peppers cook 2 minutes
• Add garlic and green onions; cook 1 minute.
• Stir in curry powder, cumin and brown sugar; cook 1 minute.
• Add soy sauce, and coconut milk; bring to a simmer (but do not boil).
• Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.

While the fish is broiling and the sauce simmers –

• Cook green beans in boiling salted water
• Cook for 2-3 minutes in the boiling water
• Drain water and serve hot

For the Rice

• Microwave the rice in the bag for 90 seconds
• Put rice in a bowl.
• Top with the cilantro, lime zest and lime juice.
  
• Serve fish with sauce, rice, green beans and lime wedges.
• Rice will also absorb the curry sauce from the fish

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Notes

If you do the prep work ahead of time, you can disappear in the kitchen for 10 minutes and return with dinner on the plates.

Nutrition

Serving: 6oz | Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 56.6g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 17.1g | Saturated Fat: 5.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 315.5mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 5.3g | Vitamin A: 1192IU | Vitamin C: 77.8mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2.7mg

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If you liked our recipe for Broiled Tilapia Coconut Curry, you should try our recipe for Italian Spaghetti Squash Casserole. Or take a look at last year’s Valentine’s Day menu from Cooking Secrets For Men.

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